Abandoned Fukushima animals at risk as winter approaches
More than 120,000 people abandoned the Fukushima Prefecture after a tsunami struck the coast of Japan and caused three nuclear reactors to melt to their core. Although thousands of people were evacuated, thousands of animals were abandoned in the process. Now, many of these animals are at risk as winter lurks around the corner. (1) Read More
Chinese government seizes 881 pounds of baby milk formula smuggled in from Fukushima
Chinese authorities have seized over 881 pounds of baby formula that was produced and imported from areas near the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant. No excessive amounts of radiation were found in the baby formula. Nevertheless, the baby formula was sent back, since China has banned imports of food products from the area around the Read More
Fukushima food is smuggled into Taiwan despite ban to protect citizens from radiation
Taiwanese and Japanese officials are trying to work out a memorandum of understanding (MOU) after banned food products from the Fukushima disaster were discovered in Taiwan.(1) A tsunami slammed the coast of Japan in 2011, decimating three nuclear reactors and severely damaging a fourth reactor at the Fukushima Daiichi site. Hundreds of thousands of tons Read More